$60 L1 AK flops nut flush draw

[Little John]

everyone unknown, i really did not want to play AK in an unraised pot vs than many opponents.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

UTG+1 (t2850)
MP1 (t1110)
MP2 (t1485)
CO (t1415)
Button (t1495)
Hero (t1440)
BB (t1605)
UTG (t2100)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 calls t30, MP2 calls t30, CO calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t180</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t150, MP1 calls t150, MP2 folds, CO calls t150.

Flop: (t780) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero ?

[hoyasaxa]

I think a case for open shoving can be made here. this pot is huge

[typically]

Yeah any effective bet you can make will commit you anyways, so just open-push. The check-push is less appealing, since the same commitment argument applies to any of your opponents, you don't have a made hand, and while getting called isn't horrible, I'd prefer to just take this down now.

[darinvg]

Push looks good or a pot committed bet to look stronger.

[Albino Lord]

Insta-shove. Pot is worth it and you are committed with any decent bet. Push and take it down.

[mortimo]

I think we counted 1 limper to little preflop, so t210
Shove flop

[AMT]

i agree with a push or bet call

[Niggel]

What about raising to something like 250? With such a big bet you won't get too many callers too often and often you end up against 1 villian and then the pot isn't too big.
I like a push here as well, especially because it looks kind of weak. I am just trying to get the reasoning why raising is the weakest choice (I guess you'd say Push &gt; Call &gt; Raise)!

[Little John]

thx, for some reason i did raise to little preflop. and i completely misplayed the flop, which i do from time to time.

[pearljem]

the way played push.how about just the call pre flop?i like this play during low blind play only!mainly because u are probaly goin to be called anyways because most fish are so loose early on and you are building a big pot without a hand as of yet.remember there is know need to get involved in a big pot early on when the blinds are so low,especialy if you play well in the later stages.i know there are alot of arguments for raisen but what do u think of this play?